PARIS: Religious freedom is under threat in one of every five nations around the globe, in part because of an increase in “aggressive ultranationalism,” a Catholic NGO said in a report on Thursday (Friday in Manila).

Aid to the Church in Need found incidents of religious persecution in 21 countries in the two years to June 2018, including Niger, Myanmar, India and China.

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